Slippery
The six month child Fresh from the tub Wriggles in our hands. This is our fish child. Give her a nickname: Slippery.
Carl Sandburg
The six month child Fresh from the tub Wriggles in our hands. This is our fish child. Give her a nickname: Slippery.
This is a tiny, affectionate snapshot of a six-month-old baby just out of the bath, wriggling so much that the adults can barely hold her. The speaker doesn’t find the squirming frustrating—he finds it funny and endearing.
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